A five-year-old boy has died and a 48-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck by a Toyota LandCruiser in Perth, Australia. The incident occurred around 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday in the eastern suburb of Cloverdale.
Emergency services responded to Belgravia Street, where the vehicle allegedly hit the boy and the woman, who is known to him. The driver of the LandCruiser was not injured and remained at the scene.
The boy was transported to Perth Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The woman was taken to Royal Perth Hospital and is being treated for critical injuries.
A witness, Kaye Class, told ABC News that she saw paramedics working on the boy. "A friend told us he had tried to run across the road and his mother had tried to save him," Class said. "I stood there for half an hour to 45 minutes and they were just resuscitating, resuscitating."
Police are encouraging anyone with information about the crash to contact Crime Stoppers.